Reid warns of using Senate ‘nuclear option’ on filibusters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid warned Republicans on Monday that if they do not permit seven of President Barack Obama’s executive-branch nominees to be confirmed, he would move to strip Republicans of their power to stop such…
Obama orders stepped up effort against U.S. HIV/AIDS epidemic
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – After fresh criticism of his record on combating HIV/AIDS, President Barack Obama on Monday ordered a stepped up effort to deal with the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the United States.
Abortion stance nets Texas state senator political donation windfall
DALLAS (Reuters) – Texas state Senator Wendy Davis has reaped nearly $1 million in political donations since she staged a nearly 11-hour filibuster that ultimately failed to stop the Texas legislature approving stringent new restrictions on abortion in…
Obama honors George H.W. Bush for promoting volunteerism
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama on Monday saluted former President George H.W. Bush for more than two decades of efforts to push volunteerism and national service, as the Bush family patriarch sat smiling in a wheelchair at a ceremony in …
Kerry to discuss Israeli-Palestinian peace with Arabs
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will discuss his effort to revive Israeli-Palestinian peace talks with Arab officials in Jordan on Wednesday, according to the State Department, which declined to comment on whether a resumption…
Pennsylvania’s voter ID law goes back to court
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania (Reuters) – The latest legal challenge to Pennsylvania’s controversial voter identification law opened in court on Monday, where opponents argued it will rob thousands of their right to vote.
Republicans stalling on finalizing farm bill: Senate’s Stabenow
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Senate is ready to start conference proceedings to finalize a new farm bill but the House of Representatives has not sent its version of the bill for consideration, the chairwoman of the Senate Agriculture Committee said on M…
U.S. lawmakers’ doubts ease on arming Syrian rebels: official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration has made progress in overcoming lawmakers’ objections to its plans to arm Syrian rebels, but some details remain unresolved, a U.S. official said on Monday.
U.S. can avoid cutting aid to Egypt in several ways
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House has made clear it is in no hurry to cut off U.S. aid to Egypt now, or perhaps at all, despite the military’s role in toppling Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi, and it has several options to avoid doing so.
IRS workers in Tea Party ruckus face House panel
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Three Internal Revenue Service officials enmeshed in the Tea Party controversy will face lawmakers for the first time this week to testify in a case that triggered a partisan fight over how the agency reviews applicants for tax e…
